streetcar monthly report
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Table of ContentsProject Background & Overview ................................................................................................................... 3
1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. Funding ...................................... ................................................................................................... 41.2. Civil Construction .......................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Utility Relocation ........................................................................................................................... 7
1.3.1. Water ...................................... .............................................................................................. 7
1.3.2. Sewer ...................................... .............................................................................................. 7
1.3.3. Electric ................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3.4. Gas......................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3.5. Telephone ........................................................................................................................... 10
1.3.6. Other ...................................... ............................................................................................. 10
1.4. Vehicles ..................................... .................................................................................................. 11
2. Schedule .......................................................................................... .................................................... 13
3. Budget & Expenditures ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.1. Background ................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2. Budget vs. Expenditures ......................................................................... ..................................... 14
3.3. Major Contract Activity ............................................................................................................... 14
3.4. Federal Grant Activity .......................................................................... ....................................... 14
4. Safety & Security ................................................................................................................................. 17
4.1. Safety & Security Certification .................................................................................................... 17
4.2. Job Site Safety Data..................................................................................................................... 17
5. Operations & Maintenance and Start-Up Planning ............................................................................ 19
6. DBE Compliance .................................................................................................................................. 20
7. Other Activities ................................................................................................................................... 21
7.1. Federal Oversight Activities ........................................................................................................ 21
FiguresFigure 1- Phase 1a Streetcar Route............................................................................................................... 3
Figure 2 - Federal Grant Funds Allocation by Budget Category .................................................................. 15
Figure 3 - MPD DBE expenses as portion of costs incurred through Aug 31, 2013 .................................... 20
TablesTable 1 - Federal Grant Drawdown Status .................................................................................................. 16
Table 2 - Safety & Security Activity Matrix ................................................................................................. 18
AppendicesAppendix A - Budget vs. Expenditure Report
Appendix B Change Order Status Report
Appendix C MPD Monthly Schedule Update
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Project Background & Overview
The City is constructing a modern streetcar system connecting the Central Business District (CBD) and
the Uptown area and surrounding neighborhoods through the Over-the-Rhine (OTR) neighborhood.
Phase 1a of the Cincinnati Streetcar system consists of a 3.6 mile circulator route through the CBD and
OTR extending from The Banks riverfront development at 2nd Street to Henry Street near Findlay
Market. The Phase 1a route will be serviced by five modern streetcar vehicles operating on embeddedrail in shared right-of-way, with 18 station stops and a maintenance facility at the northern end of the
route.
Figure 1- Phase 1a Streetcar Route
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Monthly Report July/August 2013:
1. Executive Summary1.1. Funding
On June 19, 2013, US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood sent a letter to Mayor Mark
Mallory awarding an additional $5.0 Million in TIGER grant funding to help close the gap,
contingent upon the Citys allocation of an additional $17.4 Million in local funds. The
additional federal funding brings the total amount of federal funding for the project to
$44.91 Million.
On June 26, 2013, Cincinnati City Council approved this additional funding, effectively
closing the budget gap for the project and allowing the award of the construction contract
and implementation of the project to go forward. The additional City funding brings the
total amount of local funding for the project to $87.9 Million.
1.2. Civil ConstructionOn July 15, 2013, the City awarded the construction contract to the low bidder, Messer
Prus/Delta Railroad JV (MPD), and issued Notice to Proceed (NTP) for construction.
MPD is a joint venture comprised of three-Ohio-based construction firms: Messer
Construction and Prus Construction, based in Cincinnati, and Delta Railroad Construction,
Inc., based in Ashtabula, Ohio. The scope of the MPD contract includes the streetcar
trackwork, traction power system, station stops, maintenance and operations facility, and
water and sewer utility relocation work.
Due to the delay between the posted award date and the actual award date caused by the
delay in additional funding, MPD requested additional funding to address additional costs
for labor and materials resulting from the delay. The City executed Change Order #1 in the
amount of $492,933 to cover these costs. The total contract amount for the MPD contract,
including Change Order #1, is $71,384,982.93.
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As the contract is a general construction contract, the MPD joint venture partners will self-
perform certain components of the work and MPD will be responsible to secure
subcontractors. Major subcontractors for the MPD team include:
Truland Systems Overhead Contact System (OCS) contractor Bansal Construction Road Electric & Poles Tri-State Construction Behind-the-curb civil & utility work Queen City Blacktop Asphalt Rod Techs Reinforcing Steel
Because the project is federally funded, federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
requirements, rather than the Citys Small Business Enterprise (SBE) apply. The DBE goal
for the project is 18%.
Contractual milestones for the civil construction work are:
Maintenance & Operations Facility (MOF) and test track completion March 1,2015
OTR Loop Completion June 29, 2015 Completion of all work March 15, 2016 Revenue Service start September 15, 2016
Rendering of Maintenance & Operations Facility (MOF)
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Since NTP, Messer has been completing agreements with major subcontractors and placing
orders for materials, including rail and special trackwork. In addition, MPD has been
working to assemble an initial baseline master construction schedule as required by the
contract. MPD began exploratory excavation work (potholing) during the week of August
12, and began sanitary and storm sewer work during the week of August 19.
On August 26, demolition of two buildings located at the MOF site at the corner of Race
and Henry Streets began.
MOF Site Demolition
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1.3. Utility Relocation1.3.1. Water
Utility Relocation work began at the project groundbreaking on February 17, 2012,
with the commencement of water main relocation work in OTR by Greater Cincinnati
Water Works (GCWW). This work was completed in June 2013. MPD will perform
water main relocation work in the CBD as part of the civil construction contract.
1.3.2. SewerMPD will perform relocation of sewer manholes and mains as part of the civil
construction contract. This work began along Elm Street in OTR during the week of
August 19. Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC) will perform
structural lining of sewer lines that will remain in place. The contract for this work will
be awarded by MSDGC in September 2013.
Typical Sewer Manhole Drawing
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1.3.3. ElectricDuke Energy will perform relocation of manholes and electric lines throughout the
Phase 1A route. This work began during the week of June 17 along Walnut Street from
Central Parkway to Second Street in the CBD. The Walnut Street work has proceeded
well with few complications and was completed in August 2013. Underground electric
relocation work along 12th Street in OTR is expected to begin in early September and
be complete by July 2014.
Duke Energy electric work on Walnut St. near 7th
St.
Duke Energy electric work on Walnut St. near 4th St.
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1.3.4. GasDuke Energy will perform relocation of gas lines throughout the Phase 1A route. This
work began in mid-July along Elm Street between 12th and Liberty Streets in OTR. The
completion of this work is a predecessor to MPDs commencement of sewer and track
work along the Elm Street corridor. This gas work along Elm Street is expected to be
complete by the end of September 2013.
Duke Energy gas work on Elm St. between 14th
and Liberty St.
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1.3.5. TelephoneCincinnati Bell Telephone (CBT) will perform relocation of telephone utilities
throughout the Phase 1a route. This work began in February 2013 with the relocation
of various manholes throughout the route. Relocation of CBT facilities in OTR is
expected to begin in September 2013 and be complete by December 2013.
Cincinnati Bell Telephone vault on 12th St. at Race St.
1.3.6. OtherLevel 3 Communications is performing relocation of its manholes throughout the
route. This work is expected to be complete by Spring 2014.
Time Warner Cable (TWC) is performing relocation of its lines in coordination with
Duke Energys relocation of electric conduits. This work will be performed in
conjunction with the Duke electric work throughout the route.
DTE/Coolco will perform relocation of chilled water lines. It is expected that the scope
of chilled water lines requiring work will be minimal, and DTE/Coolco is working withthe City to determine the ultimate extent to which this will be necessary and explore
possible joint trenching solutions. This work is expected to be complete by April 2014.
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1.4. VehiclesVehicle production began with the Citys NTP to CAF USA on February 8, 2013. Since that time,
the City has been working with CAF, and the Citys vehicle design consultant, LTK Engineering,
through the design phase of the vehicle. The City and CAF conducted a Conceptual Design
Review (CDR) in late February 2013 and a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) in June 2013.
SORTA operations staff have been part of this process to incorporate any operational concerns
or issues into the vehicle design. Final Design Review (FDR) for carbodies and trucks
(wheel/motor assembly) is scheduled for early October 2013 and FDR for remaining vehicle
systems is scheduled for November 2013.
CAF has begun placing orders with sub-suppliers for components such as seats, electrical
components, and other parts. In addition, CAF already has folks from Spain in Elmira, NY
working to prepare for the start of work on Cincinnati vehicles. CAF expects to begin carbody
fabrication at its plant in Zaragoza, Spain in November 2013. These will be shipped to CAFs
plant in Elmira, where the vehicles will be assembled. Delivery of the first vehicle to Cincinnati
is expected in March 2015.
Procurement for additional City-supplied vehicle-related equipment, including AutomaticPassenger Counters (APC), Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) equipment, radios, and Computer
Aided Dispatch (CAD) equipment are underway and expected to be complete by the end of the
year.
Vehicle General Arrangement Drawing
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Rendering of CAF vehicle (not actual color scheme)
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2. ScheduleContractual milestones for the civil construction work are:
Maintenance & Operations Facility (MOF) and test track completion March 1,2015
OTR Loop Completion June 29, 2015
Completion of all work March 15, 2016 Revenue Service start September 15, 2016
MPD is currently on track to meet these contractual milestones.
The construction of the streetcar system includes numerous components of work, some of which
involve third party utility work performed by the utilities themselves, rather than MPD. This work is
currently underway and is projected to continue on pace such that the installation of streetcar track
will not be negatively impacted.
Appendix C shows the projected schedule for streetcar trackwork.
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3. Budget & Expenditures3.1. Background
Total budget for the Phase 1a project is $132.81 Million. In addition, the City has allocated
$15.0 Million toward the potential costs of Duke Energy utility relocation. This funding has
been placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Citys third party utility relocation
agreement with Duke and pending the resolution of the ongoing litigation between the City and
Duke over responsibility for these costs. The City expects to prevail in this litigation, in which
case, the $15 Million in escrow will be returned to the City.
As a result, and for federal grant compliance purposes, the project budget is necessarily divided
into federal and local components. The project budget contains over 850 individual line items
which have been categorized first as part of either the federal or local component of the
project. Each line item is also assigned to a general expenditure category as shown in Appendix
A.
3.2. Budget vs. ExpendituresThrough August 31, 2013, $22,101,867.70 has been expended on the project (not including
Duke escrow). In addition, $95,131,038.26 remains encumbered against open contractual
obligations. Appendix A contains a breakout of project budget vs. expenditures by budget
category.
3.3. Major Contract ActivityTo date, only one change order has been issued against the civil construction contract with
MPD. Change Order #1 covered labor, materials, and bonding costs associated with the delay
in the issuance of NTP and totaled $492,933. This amount is reflected as part of the base
contract budget in Appendix A.
No change orders have been issued against the vehicle contract with CAF USA.
A summary of contract change orders for the civil construction and vehicle contracts can be
found in Appendix B.
3.4. Federal Grant ActivityThree federal grants provide $44.91 Million in funding for the project. These are:
FTA Urban Circulator Grant $24.99 Million Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant $4.0 Million USDOT TIGER 3 Grant $15.92 Million
As the designated recipient of FTA funding for the region, SORTA serves as the grantee for these
funds. As such, SORTA is responsible for administration of federal funds awarded to the project,
oversight of project management funds, and managing compliance with FTA grant regulations.
The City serves as a sub-recipient.
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Unlike City funds, federal grant funds are programmed to specific budget categories and drawn
down on a reimbursement basis. Federal grant funds are programmed to construction, vehicles,
and project administration as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 - Federal Grant Funds Allocation by Budget Category
Through August 31, 2013, $1,941,933 of the $44.91 Million in total federal funds for the project
has been drawn and matched by the City. This number will accelerate as construction activities
ramp up and vehicle contract milestones are reached.
$155,998.00$1,599,998.00
$27,154,000.00
$16,000,000.00
Federal Grant Funds Allocation by Budget Category
City Project Admin.
SORTA Project Admin.
Construction
Vehicles
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Table 1 - Federal Grant Drawdown Status
Authorized Drawn to Date Amount Remaining
12.79.00 City Project Admin. $ 1,453 $ 1,453 $ -
12.79.00 SORTA Project Admin. $ 1,388,545 $ 264,368 $ 1,124,177
12.23.03 Construction $ 7,600,000 $ 7,600,000
12.13.20 Vehicles $ 16,000,000 $ 1,559,309 $ 14,440,691
CMAQ OH 95-X054 12.23.03 Construction $ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000
12.79.00 City Project Admin. $ 154,545 $ 116,209 $ 38,336
12.79.00 SORTA Pro ject Admin $ 211,453 $ 211,453
12.23.03 Construction $ 15,554,000 $ 15,554,000
$ 44,909,996 $ 1,941,339 $ 42,968,657
FEDERAL SHARESOURCE ALI CODE Description
TIGER 3
GRANT NUMBER
OH-03-0303
OH 79-0002
TOTAL
Urban Circulator
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4. Safety & Security4.1. Safety & Security Certification
The Federal Transit Administration is required under federal law (MAP-21) to ensure the safety
and security of transit systems. Under the recently revised law, rail transit safety and security
oversight is the responsibility of State Safety Oversight (SSO) agencies. In Ohio, the SSO is the
Ohio Department of Transportation, Division of Planning, Office of Transit, Rail Fixed Guideway
System Safety and Security Oversight Program.
For new fixed-guideway rail transit systems such as the Cincinnati Streetcar, revenue service
cannot start until it has been certified as both safe and secure. The City of Cincinnati and SORTA
are required to sign the certifications. FTA has established processes for obtaining and
maintaining these certifications under the oversight of the SSO. The major safety & security
certification activities that must be performed over the project life cycle are presented in Table
2.
The City and SORTA have established communication with the ODOT SSO office and have
briefed them on all matters related to the project. As required, the SORTA Director of SystemSafety and the Director of Security have been appointed as the Streetcar Safety and Security
officers, respectively. SORTA has procured the assistance of a rail transit safety and security
consultant, Lomarado Group, who is assisting with implementing all of the required processes.
A Safety and Security Review Committee (SSRC) and a Fire Life Safety and Security Committee
(FLSSC) have been established and have met several times. Safety and Security for the
Cincinnati Streetcar are governed by the Cincinnati Streetcar Safety and Security Management
Plan (SSMP) and the Safety and Security Certification Plan (SSCP).
The Project has conducted a Preliminary Hazards Analysis (PHA) and a Threat and Vulnerability
Analysis (TVA) and is conducting or will conduct audits of the safety and security certifiable
elements of the design, construction, and vehicle production efforts using checklists. It isanticipated that the SORTA Safety and Security Consultant will be on site in Cincinnati in early
October to conduct additional sessions, assist with a SSRC meeting, and kick-off construction
checklist verification activities.
4.2. Job Site Safety DataThe initial site safety orientation took place on August 13th. A total of 49 individuals went
through the 5 orientations in August. Weekly safety orientations are conducted on Monday
mornings at 7:30 AM in the MOF trailer. All on-site workers completing the orientation receive
project hard hat stickers and safety vests to identify them as part of the project team.
Total man-hours worked without a lost time accident: 540.
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Table 2 - Safety & Security Activity Matrix
Safety and Security ActivitiesPreliminary
Engineering
Final
DesignConstruction
Testing &
Start-up
1Develop & Implement Safety & Security
Management Plan (SSMP)
2Develop & Implement Safety & Security
Certification Plan (SSCP)
3Establish & Implement Safety & Security
Committees and Working Groups
4
Perform Safety & Security Analyses (PHA/TVA) &
Track Identified Hazards & Vulnerabilities to
Closure
5Develop & Implement Safety & Security Design
Criteria & Requirements
6Integrate Operation & Maintenance Requirements
into Design
7Identify Safety & Security Certifiable Elements &
Items
8Develop Design Criteria Conformance Checklists &
Perform Design Certification
9Develop & Implement Construction Safety &
Security Plan (CSSP)
10Oversee Construction Contractor Execution of
Approved SSSPs
11Develop Construction Conformance Checklists &
Perform Construction Certification
12 Develop & Implement Safety & Security PublicInformation/Awareness Plan
13
Develop & Implement System Integration Test Plan,
Rail Activation Plan, & Pre-Revenue Operations
Plan
14Develop & Secure ODOT Approval of Operational
Safety & Security Plans (SSPP, SEPP)
15
Complete Training & Certification of all Identified
O & M Plans & Documents & Verify their
Completion
16
Complete Safety & Security Certification & Issue
Final Safety & Security Certification Verification
Report
Indicates Phase Activity Starts
Double Arrow indicates Activity Continues in that Phase
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5. Operations & Maintenance and Start-Up PlanningPer the grant application and SORTA Board Resolution SORTA will provide Cincinnati Streetcar
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services. These activities will be governed by an Operating
Agreement between the City of Cincinnati and SORTA currently under development. SORTA has
recently procured a Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Consultant on a Task Order basis to
assist its staff with these efforts.
On July 24, 2013, the City, SORTA, and SORTAs O&M consultant participated in an O&M Workshop
conducted by the FTA and the FTAs Project Management Oversight Consultant (PMOC). This
workshop reviewed FTA requirements for O&M planning and next steps in the development of the
Cincinnati Streetcar O&M plans.
The start-up of Streetcar operations requires detailed scheduling and budgeting. Once the
construction contractor and the vehicle manufacturer reach key milestones in their respective
processes, support is required from the operator. These activities include having staff available for
receipt of equipment training, providing staff for testing and commissioning of the system, and fully
staffing up the streetcar operation during pre-revenue service training. It is anticipated that
Streetcar operating expenses associated with these activities will be incurred in early calendar year2015 coincidental with the arrival of the streetcar vehicles and activation of the test track and
maintenance facility. SORTA and its consultants will develop the system start-up budget and
schedule and should have preliminary figures before the end of this year. Refined budget estimates
will be developed and provided to the City for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2015 budget development
process.
The overall ongoing annual budget for streetcar operations is dependent on many factors.
Preliminary estimates were developed by the design consultants as part of the planning process
based on peer comparisons with other streetcar systems around the country. SORTA has engaged
the services of a nationally recognized operations consultant, Transportation Resource Associates
(TRA) of Philadelphia, to develop a more refined Cincinnati-specific ongoing operations plan andbudget. The initial draft of this budget is targeted for release by the end of the year and refinement
in the first part of next year.
In parallel with the budgeting and scheduling development activities SORTA and the City will be
working on the Operating Agreement. The City and SORTA have met several times to discuss key
terms and conditions and respective operating roles and responsibilities. These will be refined as
the division of responsibilities between the City and SORTA is finalized, additional determinations
are made about insurance, and liability and the reimbursement structure is determined. It is
anticipated that a draft agreement will be available for consideration before the end of the year.
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6. DBE ComplianceAs part of its role as the Project Grantee, SORTA staff reviews all procurements for the Federalized
Elements of the project. Part of this review is to ensure DBE Compliance. Since the Cincinnati
Streetcar utilizes Federal Funding, no mandatory SBE, WBE, or MBE goals may be set. Federal
regulations require the use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for FTA funded
activities.
SORTA, as the grantee for the federal funds, set a DBE goal for the civil construction contract of 18%.
This goal was based on an analysis of scopes of work in the construction contract and available
registered DBEs in the area. The City conducted outreach to DBEs through a DBE open house event
on March 22, 2012.
Figure 3 - MPD DBE expenses as portion of costs incurred through Aug 31, 2013
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7. Other Activities7.1. Federal Oversight ActivitiesWith the appropriation of additional federal and local funds to the project, the project team has
been working to update the various project plans.
As a federally funded project, the streetcar is subject to a variety of Federal Transit Administration
rules and regulations. The City and SORTA each have responsibility for ensuring that the project
adheres to FTA guidelines governing such areas as procurement, project management, financial
management, operations and maintenance, Buy America, and safety & security certification.
The FTA conducts a number of reviews and audits to monitor SORTAs administration of the
streetcar grants as the eligible FTA recipient, as well as the projects compliance with the various
FTA rules. In addition to project oversight activities conducted directly by FTA staff, the FTA has a
Project Management Oversight Consultant (PMOC) responsible for providing an additional layer of
project oversight. The streetcar project team meets monthly and quarterly with the FTA and its
PMOC in addition to regular interim communications.
The FTA recently conducted a Financial Management Oversight (FMO) review covering the financial
management of the streetcar project and reported no findings.
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Appendix B
Change Order Status Report
Certification Date Amount Description
Original Contract 7/15/2013 70,892,049.93$ Original Contract
Change Order #1 8/2/2013 492,933.00$
Labor, bonding, and materials costs associated with
in contract NTP date.
Certification Date Amount Description
Original Contract 12/31/2012 20,517,224.00 Original Contract
Civil Construction Contract - MPD
Vehicle Contract - CAF USA
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Schedule may vary based on weather or other forces beyond MPD control.